1. Excel Graphing ENGR 1181 Class 5

2. Why use Excel?  Excel is a powerful spreadsheet program that can be used for: Creating graphical displays of data Performing sophisticated data analysis Problem solving

3. Today’s Learning Objectives  After today’s class, students will be able to: Create a new spreadsheet Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in a spreadsheet Enter and format column titles Add or delete columns, rows, and spreadsheets Keep column titles in sight as you scroll down a spreadsheet Print a spreadsheet and navigate printing options Utilize good graphing practices

4. Good Graphing Practices – Formatting a Plot: One Data Set  Title  Axis Labels Units!  Even increments

5. Good Graphing Practices – Formatting a Plot: Multiple Data Set  Data markers different from each other  Legend

6. Preview of Next Class  Excel – Data Analysis!

7. What’s Next?  Open the in-class activity from the EEIC website and we will go through it together.  Then, start working on homework.